Unfinished Roads Turn Speed Bumps In Commonwealth Games Countdown

IT'S A race against time with the Commonwealth Games less than 200 days away, and organisers are scorching the asphalt in the final dash for deadlines.
But the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) project to redevelop 19 major roads around venues for the mega event is hardly off the starting blocks.

Will these roads be ready for Games?

The civic authority's own internal work records show that at an average only about 10 per cent work is complete on all these key stretches.

MAIL TODAY is in possession of a copy of the MCD progress report till February 2010. A sizeable amount of Rs 153 crore is being lavished on these roads for that runway-smooth ride and installation of elegant street furniture. Beautification involves a thorough revamp of footpaths, central verges and streetlights as well as the use of durable bitumen to relay the roads.

But in keeping with its past track record, the MCD has not been able to move beyond the initial stages on most of these link road projects despite starting months ago. In fact, work on some stretches is just 1 per cent complete.

AT A CRAWL Sample this. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is the main venue for the opening and closing ceremonies.

LONG-WINDED PROCEDURE
* THIS IS HOW THE CIVIC BODY EXECUTES A PROJECT
STEP1:MCD makes estimates of different projects
STEP2: Approval of the estimates goes to the chief engineer
STEP3: Projects comes up before standing committee meeting for approval
STEP4: Projects are discussed in the MCD House
STEP5:Tenders are floated
STEP6: Bidding is done
STEP7:Contractors are finalized and projects awarded

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1,398 Acres Illegally Occupied

DDA Draws Up Its First Estimate Of Encroachment In City

In a first of its kind exercise, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has made an estimate of how much of its land is under encroachment. The figure comes to around 1,398.53 acres, the maximum being in east zone. While unauthorised colonies have taken up the bulk of such land, slums come a distant second followed by commercial and religious encroachments.

The exercise was undertaken in November last year after The Times of India carried a report on how slums had mushroomed on DDA land valued around Rs 200 crore in posh Vasant Vihar locality and even on adjacent forest land. DDA's newly-appointed officials on special duty for land protection had undertaken the survey. The officials all of them ex-servicemen were appointed in July last year to remove encroachments on DDA land and to check the menace.

The total land under encroachment in east Delhi was 679.84 acres, of which, 545.59 acres was occupied by unauthorised colonies. The biggest chunk of land that had been illegally occupied after east Delhi was in north zone where a total of 130.06 acres was under slum clusters.

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Metro To Rope In More Volunteers To Manage Crowds

IANS

Two days after a man and a woman lost their legs after falling on the tracks at a crowded metro station, Delhi Metro officials said they will rope in more volunteers to tackle ill-mannered commuters.

'Given that we estimate the commuter footfall to reach 2 million by October when the Metro operations will increase to 190 km, we are certainly trying to plan out another programme to increase the number of volunteers for crowd control. We have not decided on a number,' Delhi Metro spokesperson Anuj Dayal told IANS Sunday.

The Metro ferries around 950,000 commuters daily on its nearly 96-km network. By October, ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, it will access nearly all areas of the national capital as well as suburbs like Gurgaon covering 190 km.

During peak travel hours, that last till 8.30 p.m., around 16 customer service executives man crowded platforms to direct crowds. Later this number reduces to four.

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Why not an Amnesty scheme for the Conversion charges before the sealing drive ?

It is being heard that MCD is sealing those shops or properties which have not yet paid the conversion charges. We hereby request to the MCD that as done by you in the property tax, MCD must give a general Amnesty to all those who have to pay the conversion charges. A tax free & penality free period of even 15 days will help the shopkeepers to clear the dues.

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A meeting of the RWA's of Delhi East Dist.

We are pleased to inform that we are on the way for A Meeting of the RWA's of Delhi East District. The purpose of the meeting will be interaction of RWA's as well to share the civic problems of the respective areas. We will try to invite the local elected representatives as well the media.

The meeting in no case will be allowed, to settle scores on political grounds. Instead it will be a honest effort to highlighten our problems through the RWA community. The participating members will strictly be above the party levels. Two persons from any RWA can attend this meeting.

The detailed schedule will be intimated shortly, though the meeting is expected to be held in the month of April End. Those willing to attend this meeting must confirm the participation by a mail with complete contact details to rwabhagidari@yahoo.in

We will be pleased to have your suggestions in this regard. The subscribers of our blog can also attend the meeting.

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PPP model in education sector from 2011

In a bid to ensure implementation of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model in the country's education sector from 2011, the Government on Friday set up three committees to finalise the nitty gritty of the entire process.

The three committees would deal with issues like the guidelines for implementation of the Government's ambitious project, the academic levels to be taken care of, extent of cooperation between the Government and the private sector among others. The decision was taken at a meeting of the members of the Round Table on School Education on Public Private Partnership, set up by the HRD Ministry.

In all, the Government plans to set up 6,000 model schools, of which 2,500 will be under the PPP mode, from the next academic session. The Centre has maintained that the 2,500 proposed schools will be better than the Government ones and has even come out with its concept note on involving the private sector to give a major boost to the primary education sector.

"The Government has come closer to finalise the PPP mode. Nevertheless, the vexed issue of the extent of Government's financial burden still remains to be fully resolved. It will take some time before the differences between the two sides are sorted out," sources said.

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Dr. Monga - Plz look into the matter

On 21.3.10, there was an eye camp arranged by Sarthak Siksha Samiti and R.W.A Geeta Colony Block 181A with the help of Sharp Sight Centre. We required community center to arrange properly., so I collected recommendation letter from area councellor Dr. V.K Monga on 19.3.10. I talked to Deputy Direactor of C.S.D, MR. Naresh Pratap Singh. He asked me to collect councellor’s letter. I responded positively. He told me to reach in civil lines office. I sent my son, he showed him the recommendation letter and permission letter as well. The moment he read the request letter, particularly name – Mrs Meera Sabharwal, he told my son to wait for an hour outside and gave excuse that he is very busy at that moment. After one hour he tried to meet him but he denied. After one and a half hours he went inside directly and requested him to give the permission as the area councellor had already recommended. He told him to go upstairs and meet the director.. when he reached there, the director told him to meet the assistant director as nothing is in her hands. He then reached Assistant director’s room and requested him to sign the request letter so that the free eye camp could be managed properly. But the Assistant Director started giving him lame excuses and finally told him that he could not do anything as nothing is in his hands and said that the actual signing is in hands of Mr Mahesh Pratap Singh. He is the concerned person, who can give the permission.

Now the question arises:-

1) if nothing is in their (Dy. Director, Asst. Director) hands, then who has the actual signatory power?
2) Why are they sitting there?
3) Why MR. Naresh Pratap Singh asked me to collect first area councellor’s recommendation letter?
4) Why he told me to reach civil line office with the recommendation letter?
5) After reading my name, they told my son to wait outside for an hour?
6) Why he sent him to meet another person?
7) Why he wasted his two and a half hours? Didn’t he think that time is precious for every one?
8) What is the use of MCD’s community centres if it could not be provided to the local residents for their community activities although it was free on 21.3.10, Sunday.

All this shows that Mr Mahesh Pratap Singh took revenge from me for the case which I won.

Mrs. Meera Sabharwal
RWA - Geeta Colony

Ladies' Coaches Before Games, Says Lovely

The Metro line may extend till Jamia Millia Islamia in the third phase. Delhi transport minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said this in the Assembly today. He added that ladies' special coaches would also be attached to all Metro trains before the Commonwealth Games start.

He said this while responding to queries raised by RJD MLA Asif Mohammad Khan and BJP MLA Jagdish Mukhi.

The MLAs asked why Jamia Millia Islamia had not been connected to the Metro network when Delhi University's North campus and JNU had been provided with the facility. Lovely said that Jamia would be connected to Kalindi Kunj route. Delhi University and JNU were covered in the first and the second phases respectively. To connect Jamia to the Metro route is underway. The work might be taken up in the third phase, he said. If the Metro reaches Okhla, it will have a station at Jamia, he added.

The minister also assured that a coach for women would be added before the commissioning of the Commonwealth Games. The department would think of adding another coach of first-class standard.

He admitted that there is huge rush in Metro trains. Keeping this in view, the Delhi Metro has planned to add ladies coach.

The minister said that the government had been considering issuing a combine travel card for Metro and DTC buses. According to sources, the proposal was sent to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation a few months ago, but as of now it has not been cleared.

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Govt Favours Vertical Growth In Cities, Relaxing Of FAR

Government on Friday said that it favoured a "vertical growth" of cities instead of urban sprawl, given the scarcity of land, and would encourage a relaxed floor-area-ratio regime.

"Vertical growth would be facilitated due to scarcity of land. Urban sprawl occupies more land in cities," Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy said. He, however, wanted all civic facilities to be put in place before such a growth in cities like Delhi.

"We are ready for vertical growth except in the heritage zones like the Lutyen's Bungalow Zone. The regime of relaxed FAR (Floor-Area-Ratio) will be encouraged," he said.

A higher FAR --limit imposed on the ratio of the total floor area of the building to the size of the land-- will allow more storeys to be built in the houses.

Speaking at the national conference on 'Indian real estate' organised by the Assocham, he quoted from a report of the UN Habitat to point out that by 2050, one billion people of India will live in cities.

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Join the 'Earth Hour' by switching off all lights this Saturday - 8.30 PM - 9.30 PM. Just for one hour.

This Saturday, the symbols of our civilization, iconic buildings and landmarks from India to Australia to America, will stand in darkness, to help bring to light one of the biggest challenges of our generation-- Climate Change. The 'Earth Hour' that began as a show of solidarity against climate change has today become a global movement. It brings together a whole generation of humankind, from across the world and across all walks of life, in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common - our planet. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. This year over a billion people from over 90 countries and 900 cities will come together to mark the Earth Hour.

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